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Rath in Fermanagh is a prehistoric earthwork monument consisting of a circular or sub-circular enclosure formed by one or more banks and ditches. The site dates to the Iron Age or early medieval period, as is typical for such ring-fort structures in Ireland, though precise dating remains uncertain without excavation. The monument represents a settlement form characteristic of early Irish society, serving as a defended homestead for a family or small community. Such raths are among the most numerous field monuments across the Irish landscape and provide evidence of the pattern of dispersed settlement that prevailed in medieval Ulster and other Irish regions.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9683. View the official record →
Rath in Fermanagh is a prehistoric earthwork monument consisting of a circular or sub-circular enclosure formed by one or more banks and ditches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9683.
Rath dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rath is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 9683.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boho cross. multi-period church & graveyard cross-shaft & base (6.8 km), Six decorated stones (7 km), Bivallate rath (7.2 km).
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